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The Battle for Sullivan’s Island

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On June twenty-eighth, seventeen seventy-six, colonial forces defeated a British invasion of Sullivan's Island near Charleston, South Carolina. According to NASA Science Earth Observatory, the outcome hinged on geography: the island's marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet proved insurmountable barriers for British forces, giving the colonists a decisive advantage in this pivotal Revolutionary War engagement.

Source: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/the-batt...

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